A feminist companion to wisdom literature. (©1995)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Athalya Brenner.
• Other Names: Brenner, Athalya
• Contents: The social roles of women in the world of wisdom / Carole R. Fontaine -- Some observations on the figurations of woman in wisdom literature / Athalya Brenner -- Wise and counselling women in ancient Israel : literary and historical ideals of the personified ḥokmâ / Silvia Schroer -- Who is ēšet ḥayil in rabbinic literature? / Shulamit Valler -- Who would blame her? : The "strange" woman of Proverbs 7 / Mieke Heijerman -- "I have perfumed my bed with myrrh" : the foreign woman (ʼIššâ Zārâ) in Proverbs 1-9 ; The socio-literary production of the "foreign woman" in Proverbs / Gale A. Yee --Wise and strange : an interpretation of the female imagery in Proverbs in light of trickster mythology / Claudia V. Camp -- The strange woman of Proverbs 1-9 and post-exilic Judaean society / Harold C. Washington -- Job and the womb : text about men, subtext about women / Lillian R. Klein -- The development of Job : Mrs Job as catalyst / Ellen van Wolde -- A feminist approach to the book of Job / Lyn M. Bechtel.
• Publisher Details: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Copyright Date: 1995
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 223/.06/082; Wisdom literature -- Feminist criticism; Wisdom literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature; Wisdom literature; Oude Testament; Wijsheidsliteratuur; Vrouwen; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567506900; 0567506908; 1283200147; 9781283200141; 9786613200143
• Related ISBNs: 1850757356; 9781850757351; 661320014X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-264).; Note: Print version record.
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